transitive verb to assign or hand over to someone, as for care, protection, or execution.She entrusted the planning of the event to her personal assistant.The care of their pets was entrusted to…
WOTD: genuine
adjective true to what is claimed or believed about a thing; authentic.She wore a necklace of genuine pearls.What they discovered were genuine dinosaur bones. See the full entry
WOTD: bazaar
noun a street market or market area lined with vendors, esp. in the Middle East.The bazaar was teeming with people eyeing the vendors’ wares. See the full entry
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WOTD: arbitrary
adjective 1. resulting from whim or caprice instead of from a rule or reason.The committee’s decision seemed completely arbitrary. 2. exercising power with no legal restrictions; despotic.One arbitrary leader after another ruled…